[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":392},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-how-would-have-covid-19-taken-place-in-a-digital-health-utopia":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":186,"relatedBooks":309},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":37,"project_category":41,"contact_email_category":46,"yst_prominent_words":47,"class_list":68,"better_featured_image":88,"acf":121,"yoast_meta":130,"_links":133},28025,"2020-05-12T10:00:00","2020-05-12T08:00:00",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=28025&_wpnonce=508a55bbd1&status=auto-draft&type=post","2021-01-21T09:56:27","2021-01-21T08:56:27","how-would-have-covid-19-taken-place-in-a-digital-health-utopia","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-would-have-covid-19-taken-place-in-a-digital-health-utopia",{"rendered":17},"How Would Have COVID-19 Taken Place In A Digital Health Utopia?",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>What if the COVID-19 pandemic had been forecasted months in advance? And hospitals didn’t experience shortages thanks to the help of an A.I. helping administrators better manage their resources when facing such a virulent disease? What if telemedicine was the norm and unnecessary doctor-patient visits were eliminated, reducing transmission risks and helping with containing the virus faster and easier? What if patients could check if they’ve contracted the disease with at-home tests delivered via medical drones and self-isolate if they are positive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If these scenarios sound too good to be true, it’s because they are. They depict how a pandemic at the scale of COVID-19 would play out in a digital health utopia: one where the cultural transformation that we at The Medical Futurist envision, one we wouldn’t mind being the reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Truth is, the technologies required for such a utopia already exist but aren’t implemented on a large scale. This can be attributed to insufficient policies and incentives to support them. However, digital health showed to be an adequate solution to handle the threat of COVID-19 \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-digital-health-technology-can-help-manage-the-coronavirus-outbreak\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">right from the start\u003C\u002Fa>. So let’s investigate how the COVID-19 saga would take place in this coveted digital health utopia; a utopia which we might need to be able to better handle a subsequent public health crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A.I. saw a pandemic coming\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What better aide to predict an upcoming disease outbreak than one that speaks the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-i-learnt-about-a-i-by-playing-1000-hours-of-chess-in-a-year\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">language of anticipation\u003C\u002Fa>? Rather than leading to Judgment Day as predicted in Terminator, artificial intelligence is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fibm-watson-is-the-stethoscope-of-the-21st-century\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">an indispensable tool\u003C\u002Fa> in the healthcare setting in a digital health utopia. The technology can alert experts about an impending pandemic weeks and even months before it reaches a country. It does so by digesting tons of data from news reports, airline data, and animal disease outbreaks reports. This is done in a matter of minutes, which would take humans months to go through. Once the A.I. picks up a trend, epidemiologists analyze it and issue warnings for authorities to take prompt actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You might know it by heart now: it was an A. I. company, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbluedot.global\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">BlueDot\u003C\u002Fa>, that helped epidemiologists send out the first warning of the COVID-19 outbreak; even before the WHO and CDC had done so. However, BlueDot’s example was the exception rather than the rule. Such an A.I. might not help identify patient zero and an outbreak which might inevitably ensue. However, forecasting allows healthcare institutions to better prepare and not to overwhelm themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002FDeath-Prediction-AI-768x419.jpg\" alt=\"A.I. in medicine\" class=\"wp-image-22997\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002FDeath-Prediction-AI-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002FDeath-Prediction-AI-1536x838.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002FDeath-Prediction-AI-512x279.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F02\u002FDeath-Prediction-AI.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.iqvis.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The latter can make further use of an A.I. integrated within the ideal healthcare system to assist each hospital in managing their supplies. This will prevent them from crumbling under pressure once the disease hits. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqventus.com\u002Fblog\u002Fpredicting-the-effects-of-the-covid-pandemic-on-us-health-system-capacity\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Qvetus\u003C\u002Fa> developed such an algorithm. Other researchers \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftechscience.com\u002Fcmc\u002Fv63n1\u002F38464\" target=\"_blank\">published their findings\u003C\u002Fa> on an A.I. framework to assist in prioritizing resources for critical cases. However, we have yet to see it widely adopted; we’ve all read the news of hospitals worldwide struggling to keep both patients and medical staff safe with sufficient protective equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If such cases of A.I. use are more widespread, authorities can take prompt action to contain the disease, well before it overwhelms them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Healthcare and smartphone data without borders\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a digital health utopia, patient data and the myriad of security and privacy issues that it usually brings along are things of the past. That’s partly because a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=E1wcvcta6zw\" target=\"_blank\">blockchain\u003C\u002Fa> assures the security of these sensitive data; acting as a transparent shared book of records of sorts; employed in a similar way like the initiatives \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-healthcare-in-estonia\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Estonia\u003C\u002Fa> is taking to secure its health records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Additionally, governments and public health authorities are transparent about the use of these sensitive data; effectively share proper information with citizens, curb fake news with the input from social media companies; and also pay \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-unlikely-rise-of-science-and-digital-health-during-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">heed to the advice of scientists\u003C\u002Fa> when it comes to health crises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Leadership at the time of a pandemic\" class=\"wp-image-27905\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F05\u002F164_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The public is thus more open to providing anonymized movement data based on their smartphone activity. This will allow for faster contact tracing and makes it easier to follow the disease’s trail. Indeed, privacy-preserving ways to trace those potentially with COVID-19 are in the works. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnews.mit.edu\u002F2020\u002Fbluetooth-covid-19-contact-tracing-0409\" target=\"_blank\">MIT\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cam.ac.uk\u002Fresearch\u002Fnews\u002Fnew-app-collects-the-sounds-of-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">The University of Cambridge\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002FDP-3T\u002Fdocuments\" target=\"_blank\">another group\u003C\u002Fa> of European universities have working prototypes. This allows citizens to contribute to a noble cause, without the lingering fear of an all-seeing Big Brother. The latter is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-data-privacy-during-a-pandemic\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a growing concern amidst the pandemic\u003C\u002Fa>, with governments around the world using methods that expose the private lives and data of citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Health tech at your doorstep\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this secure, interconnected paradise, people actively manage their health with digital health sensors and wearables. These keep them updated about their vitals in real-time. Should they \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcan-wearables-help-detect-if-you-are-infected-with-the-coronavirus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">show subtle signs of an infection\u003C\u002Fa> without any overt symptoms, these devices can notify their physicians who can recommend subsequent actions. Integrating such data into medical records can further allow an A. I. to discern those who are at higher risk, based on their medical history and genomic data, and hospitalize them preemptively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-wearables-small-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"wearables and COVID19\" class=\"wp-image-27615\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-wearables-small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-wearables-small-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-wearables-small-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FAI-wearables-small.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In line with turning the point-of-care towards the patient with the help of health sensors, patients can further perform readily available validated, at-home testing kits without the need to leave their homes. These kits, similar to the ones offered by telemedicine services \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fplushcare-insider\u002Fplushcares-covid-19-response-including-our-efforts-to-launch-at-home-testing-82a5ebc5e3c1\" target=\"_blank\">PlushCare\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.everlywell.com\u002Fblog\u002Fnews-and-info\u002Four-commitment-to-fighting-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Everlywell\u003C\u002Fa>, are ordered online or issued by healthcare authorities and delivered via delivery drones. After taking a test sample, patients can send it back via the same method, without the need for human-to-human contact. Rwanda, or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-in-rwanda\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">the real-life Wakanda\u003C\u002Fa>, is already using drones to deliver supplies to hospitals; why not go a step further and get them directly to patients?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such mass testing gives a clearer picture of the portion of the population that has contracted the virus; and who among them need medical attention. Early and mass testing is one of the reasons for \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-germany-leveraged-digital-health-to-combat-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Germany’s comparative successful management\u003C\u002Fa> of COVID-19.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Telemedicine came from afar\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Given that telemedicine is the normal way to provide consultations in the ideal digital health setting, as soon as authorities impose lockdowns or social distancing measures, nothing much fundamentally changes in the way people receive medical advice. Only when more thorough tests or closer attention are required should they use medical facilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even within these facilities, technology helps in handling highly contagious viruses like SARS-CoV-2. Telemedical robots monitor patients, like the one \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2020\u002F01\u002F23\u002Fhealth\u002Fus-wuhan-coronavirus-doctor-interview\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">used at the beginning of the outbreak\u003C\u002Fa> in the U. S., equipped with screens to communicate and medical tools to monitor the vitals of the patient. Disinfecting robots take care of minimizing exposure to the staff; just like they \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobal.chinadaily.com.cn\u002Fa\u002F202002\u002F07\u002FWS5e3cfe0fa310128217275cd2.html\" target=\"_blank\">disinfected hospital rooms in Wuhan\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Before the pandemic, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jdpower.com\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2019185_telehealth_usage_and_awareness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">only 1 in 10 U.S. patients\u003C\u002Fa> used telemedicine services; but these \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcovid-19-was-needed-for-telemedicine-to-finally-go-mainstream\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">saw a revival\u003C\u002Fa> during these extraordinary circumstances. In the U.S., Amwell’s telemedicine app usage \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F1821549\u002Ftelemedicine-faces-unprecedented-demand-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">went up by 158%\u003C\u002Fa> since January and appointments through PlushCare increased by 70%. In Denmark, the government and health IT vendors created a video-consultation app which saw \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fblog\u002Feurope\u002Fmanaging-covid-19-perfect-world\" target=\"_blank\"> 5,000 downloads within 15 minutes\u003C\u002Fa> from its release. Since then, even more users adopted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FCOVID-smartphone-apps-small-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"digital health apps for quarantine\" class=\"wp-image-27337\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FCOVID-smartphone-apps-small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FCOVID-smartphone-apps-small-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FCOVID-smartphone-apps-small-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FCOVID-smartphone-apps-small.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We fiercely advocate for digital health here at The Medical Futurist. However, \u003Cstrong>for the adoption of sci-fi-esque technologies on an international scale, digital health needs a real cultural transformation to take off\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Rather than witnessing isolated use cases of technologies to support doctors and patients, their wide adoption as the norm is a must.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As depicted in this article, these will help better manage subsequent health crises; without overburdening stakeholders on every level of the healthcare landscape. As part of our mission to promote digital health, we will update you with a series of articles in a post-COVID world, analyzing the technologies that got into the COVID-spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>What if the COVID-19 pandemic had been forecasted months in advance? And hospitals didn’t experience shortages thanks to the help of an A.I. helping administrators […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,28089,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32,33,34,35,36],6479,504,496,800,515,494,[38,39,40],207,630,824,[42,43,44,45],947,950,951,952,[],[48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67],2655,4047,3071,3079,1571,3181,1617,3561,1631,3597,1661,4031,1681,4033,1693,4041,1723,4043,1883,4045,[69,14,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87],"post-28025","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-artificial-intelligence","category-health-sensors-trackers","category-healthcare-policy","category-science-fiction","category-telemedicine","tag-digital-health","tag-digital-technology","tag-digital-health-strategy","project_category-company","project_category-medical-professionals","project_category-patients","project_category-policy-makers",{"id":24,"alt_text":27,"caption":89,"description":90,"media_type":91,"media_details":92,"post":5,"source_url":120},"What if the COVID-19 pandemic was forecasted months in advance?","COVID-19 initiated many changes in the technological world, especially in medicine. 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The latter refers to the widespread misinformation circulating on the web around the novel coronavirus, especially on social media. We saw the likes of reports claiming the COVID-19 being part of a biological weapons program (debunked, as the natural origins of the virus \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F200317175442.htm\" target=\"_blank\">have been proven\u003C\u002Fa>) or even more, let’s say, creative ones \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.newsweek.com\u002Fyoutube-video-suggests-5g-internet-causes-coronavirus-people-are-falling-it-1493321\" target=\"_blank\">suggesting 5G networks cause the infection\u003C\u002Fa> (it goes without saying that there’s no relation whatsoever).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite those misconceptions and hoax stories, there are a lot of helpful resources involving smartphone apps and even social media. These include software to keep track of the COVID-19 spread, apps to receive healthcare remotely and even physical phones for contact tracing. However, some of these apps might hide malicious software that can harm your device. We’ll guide you through finding trusted apps and point out to some useful resources out there that you can use during this pandemic, all accessible via your smartphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002Ffree-e-book-and-35809296\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-26-at-17.13.01-768x279.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27791\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-26-at-17.13.01-768x279.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-26-at-17.13.01-1536x557.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-26-at-17.13.01.png 1544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Beware of the harmful coronavirus… and apps…\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since we’re battling against both a pandemic and an infodemic, how can one choose trustworthy apps or online resources since they can themselves be sources of misinformation? As \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Feconomictimes.indiatimes.com\u002Fmagazines\u002Fpanache\u002Fstay-clear-of-coronavirus-themed-android-app-it-infects-mobile-devices\u002Farticleshow\u002F74509389.cms\" target=\"_blank\">noted by cybersecurity solutions firm SonicWall\u003C\u002Fa>, some are abusing from the panic caused by COVID-19. SonicWall noted that an app going by the name of Coronavirus hides a malware that allows hackers to remotely control the user’s phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fbig-tech.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27327\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fblog.goodaudience.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Apple is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F05\u002Fapple-rejects-coronavirus-apps-that-arent-from-health-organizations.html\" target=\"_blank\">taking such issues seriously\u003C\u002Fa>. The tech giant is cracking down on potentially malicious software on its app store. It is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cnbc.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F05\u002Fapple-rejects-coronavirus-apps-that-arent-from-health-organizations.html\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly\u003C\u002Fa> only allowing apps from recognized institutions like governments, health organizations or hospitals. It might not help support independent developers, but Apple is apparently betting on playing it safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Apple’s direct competitor, Google, is also taking its own measures. The company’s own app store, Google Play, opened a section dedicated to COVID-19. Called “\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplay.google.com\u002Fstore\u002Fapps\u002Ftopic?id=campaign_editorial_3003109_crisis_medical_outbreak_apps_cep\" target=\"_blank\">Coronavirus: Stay informed\u003C\u002Fa>”, the page contains a curated list of apps that it certifies will help you “stay prepared and informed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Staying up-to-date with interactive dashboards\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You now know how to find reliable apps from your smartphone; but there are also useful sites online to keep you updated on the coronavirus situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of our favourites at The Medical Futurist is the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgisanddata.maps.arcgis.com\u002Fapps\u002Fopsdashboard\u002Findex.html#\u002Fbda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6\" target=\"_blank\">online dashboard\u003C\u002Fa> from Johns Hopkins University. By aggregating data from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsystems.jhu.edu\u002Fresearch\u002Fpublic-health\u002Fncov\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">trusted sources\u003C\u002Fa>, this interactive map displays detailed information about active, recovered and fatal cases across the globe. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Microsoft also has its own version as an \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bing.com\u002Fcovid\" target=\"_blank\">interactive Bing map\u003C\u002Fa>, which features the addition of related news. It draws its information from sources like the CDC and WHO. However, while it \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F3\u002F16\u002F21181303\u002Fmicrosoft-bing-covid-19-pandemic-map-news-stories-videos\" target=\"_blank\">might not have the most timely updates\u003C\u002Fa>, Bing’s map gives a general idea of the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FBing-COVID-19-Map-768x404.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine Dashboards\" class=\"wp-image-27329\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FBing-COVID-19-Map-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FBing-COVID-19-Map-1536x808.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FBing-COVID-19-Map-2048x1077.jpg 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002FBing-COVID-19-Map-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bing.com\u002Fcovid\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For people in the U.K., the government \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Fcovid-19-track-coronavirus-cases\" target=\"_blank\">launched a similar COVID-19 dashboard\u003C\u002Fa>. It features data on reported cases, new cases and numbers of related deaths in its territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another useful online source accessible from your phone is Google’s very own \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fcovid19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 Information & Resources site\u003C\u002Fa>. It’s a great one-stop-shop for everything COVID-19 related; you’ll find information about the disease, data about the spread, how to protect yourself, and even videos to help you cope with the lockdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Staying healthy indoors\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Staying shut indoors can be taxing both physically and mentally. You can’t really go jogging in the park or to the gym, and seeing the same walls all day long doesn’t help much either. Thankfully, digital health can help you stay in shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>During the pandemic, Fitbit noted \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.fitbit.com\u002Fcovid-19-global-activity\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a decline in average step counts\u003C\u002Fa> worldwide of up to 38%. This means that people are less active during these trying times. To prevent people from turning into their \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=h1BQPV-iCkU\" target=\"_blank\">counterparts depicted in Wall-E\u003C\u002Fa>, the company is offering a free 90-day Premium trial with hundreds of workouts that best suit your needs. Nike is also working towards the same goal, making its \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.nike.com\u002Fnews\u002Fnike-digital-health-activity-resources\" target=\"_blank\">Nike Training Club Premium workouts free\u003C\u002Fa>. With \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002Fplanetfitness\u002Fposts\u002F10157386688639856\" target=\"_blank\">free, daily livestreamed workouts\u003C\u002Fa> on Facebook, Planet Fitness wants you to stay active, healthy, and feel great right at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For healthcare professionals on the frontlines in the U. S., \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.headspace.com\u002Fhealth-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\">Headspace\u003C\u002Fa>, a mental wellbeing app, is offering its Premium service for free. “Healthcare providers are on the front lines of this public health crisis, making sure our communities receive necessary and critical care,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Ftech\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F21\u002Fhealth-and-wellness-apps-offer-freebies-coping-coronavirus\u002F2892085001\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">said Dr. Megan Jones Bell\u003C\u002Fa>, chief science officer for Headspace. “That’s why it’s crucial for us to find ways to support their mental health and provide them with tools for managing the very real personal toll this crisis takes on them in particular”. For the general public, Headspace launched “\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.headspace.com\u002Fcovid-19\" target=\"_blank\">Weathering The Storm\u003C\u002Fa>” with free meditations, sleep, and movement exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fminfulness-meditation-yoga-app-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine: Mental wellbeing\" class=\"wp-image-27331\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fminfulness-meditation-yoga-app-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fminfulness-meditation-yoga-app-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fminfulness-meditation-yoga-app-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fminfulness-meditation-yoga-app.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindful.org\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Other companies are also giving away freebies. Balance, a personalized meditation app, is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fbalanceapp\u002Fstatus\u002F1239253806824722433\" target=\"_blank\">offering a free one-year subscription\u003C\u002Fa> to everyone. The digital behavioral healthcare solution Sanvello \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sanvello.com\u002Fcoronavirus-anxiety-support\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">opened up its Premium offer\u003C\u002Fa> to help reduce stress and anxiety. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Since \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ahajournals.org\u002Fdoi\u002Fpdf\u002F10.1161\u002FHYP.0b013e318293645f\" target=\"_blank\">studies show\u003C\u002Fa> that taking some time to relax can lower both blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk, why not try it out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Primary care from your home\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Stuck at home and don’t want to risk going to the hospital? How about bringing the hospital to you? That’s the promise of telemedicine and it saw an unprecedented demand with COVID-19.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Up until a few months ago, the concept was adopted by some countries like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-in-rwanda\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Rwanda\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fa-promising-hub-for-digital-health-kazakhstan\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Kazakhstan\u003C\u002Fa>, and there are other \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fremarkable-examples-of-telemedicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">notable examples\u003C\u002Fa> in remote regions. With the need to assess people while keeping the medical personnel and patients safe in the pandemic, remote consultation solutions \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F1821549\u002Ftelemedicine-faces-unprecedented-demand-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">picked up steam\u003C\u002Fa>. PlushCare’s telemedicine appointments went up by 70%. Amwell, another service, had its app use increase by a whopping 158% in the U. S. since the country was affected by the virus in January.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine: telemedicine\" class=\"wp-image-22474\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F054-telemedicine-1.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There’s a plethora of such apps out there but Healthline made a handy \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthline.com\u002Fhealth\u002Fbest-telemedicine-iphone-android-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">curated best-of list\u003C\u002Fa>. Some like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lemonaidhealth.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Lemonaid\u003C\u002Fa> offer both remote consultations and medicine delivery so that you don’t have to go out to fetch your medication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you’re concerned about COVID-19 symptoms, you can try this online \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fc19check.com\u002Fstart\" target=\"_blank\">Coronavirus Checker\u003C\u002Fa> from Emory University’s School of Medicine. After a few screening questions, the tool will provide a summary of your risks, as well as recommendations from the CDC.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>To track…\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Going beyond apps, physical phones are themselves helping to fight COVID-19. Some governments resorted to unconventional means to track down potentially infected people: surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftheconversation.com\u002Fcoronavirus-south-koreas-success-in-controlling-disease-is-due-to-its-acceptance-of-surveillance-134068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">South Korea\u003C\u002Fa> used CCTV footage, bank transactions and phone usage to track who might potentially be at risk. Using data from these sources, South Korean health authorities can pinpoint who was in close contact with an infected person or a hotspot for the disease and identify who to test. Further West, Israel’s Prime Minister allowed the country’s internal security agency to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2020\u002F3\u002F17\u002F21183716\u002Fcoronavirus-covid-19-israel-natanyahu-cellphone-data-tracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">use phone location data\u003C\u002Fa> to fight COVID-19. Those who might have been in contact could be alerted via text to quarantine themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In Singapore, the government set up the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tracetogether.gov.sg\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">TraceTogether app\u003C\u002Fa>. Residents can download and consent to use it so as to facilitate contact tracing. The app records one’s location via Bluetooth and wireless signals and detects other users in proximity. The Ministry of Health will then \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.channelnewsasia.com\u002Fnews\u002Fsingapore\u002Fcovid19-trace-together-mobile-app-contact-tracing-coronavirus-12560616\" target=\"_blank\">contact those who might have been exposed\u003C\u002Fa> to the disease. The app’s record can further build a network of those potentially affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Help fight the spread of COVID-19 with TraceTogether!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fbuj8ZTRtJes?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What might sound like a politically-correct Orwellian novel is now turning into reality and this option is being considered by many.  \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coepi.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">CoEpi\u003C\u002Fa>, an open-source project, launched recently to develop an app similar to TraceTogether. Researchers at MIT are working on \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fplay.google.com\u002Fstore\u002Fapps\u002Fdetails?id=edu.mit.privatekit\" target=\"_blank\">a similar project\u003C\u002Fa>, allowing users to log their movements and compare with others infected with COVID-19.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">… Or not to track?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, there are concerns about the effectiveness of this method as well. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjournals.plos.org\u002Fplosone\u002Farticle?id=10.1371\u002Fjournal.pone.0219890\" target=\"_blank\">A study published last year\u003C\u002Fa> showed that determining positioning via smartphone is possible with an accuracy between 7 and 13 meters. However, considering that COVID-19 spreads between people \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews-room\u002Fq-a-detail\u002Fq-a-coronaviruses\" target=\"_blank\">within a few feet from each other\u003C\u002Fa>, a more accurate method would be more reliable. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In South Korea, “safety guidance texts” sent by authorities contained private information of people that others could access. This led to the exposure of embarrassing \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fworld\u002F2020\u002Fmar\u002F06\u002Fmore-scary-than-coronavirus-south-koreas-health-alerts-expose-private-lives\" target=\"_blank\">private information and rumor-mongering\u003C\u002Fa>. China employed similar methods, but private data were not totally anonymized and other information might be \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F01\u002Fbusiness\u002Fchina-coronavirus-surveillance.html\" target=\"_blank\">collected by authorities\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FLocation-tracking-768x384.jpg\" alt=\"COVID-19 Quarantine\" class=\"wp-image-25875\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FLocation-tracking-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FLocation-tracking-1536x767.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FLocation-tracking-512x256.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F01\u002FLocation-tracking.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Concerns over privacy and the need for such a method are warranted. It will pose a challenge to get people to tolerate such surveillance or even to reliably report on their infectious status, and might even have a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftheconversation.com\u002Fcoronavirus-south-koreas-success-in-controlling-disease-is-due-to-its-acceptance-of-surveillance-134068\" target=\"_blank\">cultural factor\u003C\u002Fa> to it. 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